You may recognize these oft-quoted words from St. Teresa of Kolkata: “What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.” Beautiful, right? Except — does that really sound like the Mother Teresa we know?
Start at home, but don’t stay there
10 things that make for a great Catholic dad
Along with their mothers, we’ve been entrusted to raise our kids to know and love God and to prepare them for lives as Catholic men and women.
Obispo Neary: Tomen vacaciones para disfrutar de su tiempo libre este verano
Este verano, espero que todos ustedes puedan disfrutar de unas vacaciones, rompiendo las rutinas, dejando sus teléfonos a un lado por unas horas. Deseo que todos puedan disfrutar de un tiempo libre. Les recomiendo se den la oportunidad de mirar a los ojos a sus seres queridos y simplemente estén presentes el uno para el otro. Tómense el tiempo para comulgar con Dios y con la naturaleza en todo su esplendor. Pasen algún tiempo orando juntos, por simple que la oración sea. Que sea un tiempo para renovarnos espiritual y emocionalmente como familia.
National Eucharistic Revival: Rain and wind does not stop pilgrims from participating in 13-mile procession
Pilgrims from across the diocese continue to share their stories of encounter along the way.
In visits to Detroit cathedral, woman left there as baby in ’50s reconnects with her roots
Mary Fuller was left on the back pew of Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit and was adopted 70 years ago. In 2020, she discovered and connected her birth family.
There’s only us: Becoming the church we want to see
We Catholics are fighting too much amongst ourselves. Our sometimes unclear, not-careful-enough leadership doesn’t always help the faithful bring our best selves forward, so that we may be a church speaking credibly to the world of Christ.
Is the priest listening to you? Indian diocese surveys families for synod
The Diocese of Alleppey has more than two dozen small Christian communities, and leaders of those communities trained about 70 members of the diocesan synod team.
Notable quotes from Pope Benedict XVI
Here is a collection of notable quotes from Pope Benedict XVI from homilies, documents, messages and speeches from 2005 to 2013, the years he served as pope.